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Lord Tennyson, " with a faith as clear as the height of the pure 

 blue lieaA^en. His views and my father's, upon life, death, and 

 immortaHty, were very much alike. My father always used to 

 say, ' My most passionate o,nd earnest desire is to have a fuller and 

 clearer knowledge of God.' " 



There is scarcely a preface to any of his larger works where 

 Buckton does not incidentally reveal his deep-lying interest and 

 trust in " things unseen." 



The urn with the ashes, after cremation, was buried, according 

 to his wish, in Haslemere churchyard, in the presence of many 

 friends and representatives of the various societies to Mhich he 

 belonged, the subdued festivity of the place, which was keeping 

 its harvest home, adding to the calm and beauty of a somewhat 

 unusual ceremony. [* * *] 



The death of Mr. Thomas Cheistt, which took place on 

 7th September, 1905, removes from us a very constant attendant 

 at our meetings, and for many years a very frequent exhibitor. 

 He was born of an old Quaker family on the 9th December, 1832, 

 and was thus in his seventy-third year at the time of his decease. 

 Early in his business career he went to China, and was there 

 associated with Sir Thomas Hanbury, and whilst engaged in his 

 produce and drug business he corresponded with Daniel Hanbury 

 and other leading pharmacologists. Returning to London in the 

 early sixties, he established himself as nn importer and merchant 

 in drugs, distinguishing himself by the introduction of Strophanthus 

 and menthol. In addition to his special catalogues, he from time 

 to time published a part of his ' New Commercial Plants and 

 Drugs,' of which twelve parts appeared from 1878 to 1897. He 

 was an enthusiastic believer in ensilage, and in 1897 issued a 

 pamphlet on the system. For much of the scientific information 

 contained in these publications he depended upon specialists whom 

 he induced to work with him. Many of the plants thus introduced 

 by him were cultivated in his garden, first at Sydenham, after- 

 wards at Wallington. One of the last matters which engaged his 

 attention was the so-called " grass-rubber " or " root-rubber," 

 Landolinliia TJioJloni, from the Congo. His connection with this 

 Society dated from 21st December, 1876, and he served on the 

 Council from 1883 to 1886. He was buried at Wallington, 

 Surrey, on 11th September last. [B. D. J.] 



The death of the Eev. James Moreisok Ceombie removes from 

 our roll one who bore his share in the Avork of the Society nearly a 

 generation ago. He was born in Aberdeen, «here he was bapti.sed 

 20th April, 1830; on leaving school at the age of fifteen he entered at 

 Marischal College, in the University of his native town, thence going 

 up to Edinburgh, where he took his degree of M.A. Prof. Mac- 

 gillivray, his first instructor in natural science, wrote of him: " He 



